Vermont Business Magazine Vermont’s culture of creativity, do-it-yourself attitude and innovation is renowned – and the world of high-tech and web-based entrepreneurship is no exception. In the new Vermont PBS web series “InnoVaTe,” hosted by Victoria Taylor and produced by Velocity Media, that innovative culture so uniquely associated with Vermont will be explored and celebrated. The six-part series will be available in its entirety on January 19, 2016 at vermontpbs.org and at youtube.com/VermontPublicTV. InnoVaTe will spotlight some of Vermont’s most creative technology entrepreneurs. The show is hosted by nationally recognized social media professional Victoria Taylor, who's helped host more than 2,000 "Ask Me Anything" interviews on reddit.com during her time as the site's director of communications and director of talent. Now at the company WeWork, Victoria has been recognized by LinkedIn as one of 10 top professionals under 35 who are helping shift the digital, cultural and business landscape.
On InnoVaTe, Taylor visits with forward-thinking Vermont businesses in locations across the state. These engaging interviews help make invention and innovation approachable and exciting while highlighting Vermont’s creative culture.
“I’m incredibly humbled, honored and excited to be a part of this new InnoVaTe series with Vermont PBS and Velocity Media,” says Taylor. “While I’ve helped with thousands of interviews before, this is my first time leading them in front of the camera. I was learning while doing these interviews in real-time – and I’m eager to share that experience with our audience! I hope folks enjoy InnoVaTe. If the series catches on, I’d love to come back to Vermont for more.”
Added Vermont PBS CEO Holly Groschner, “This is another exciting digital adventure for Vermont PBS! It’s part of the great story of creativity in Vermont, brought to us through the effervescent and insightful Victoria Taylor. We look forward to sharing this “behind-the-scenes” view with online viewers everywhere.”
Episodes (each about 10 minutes in length) include:
- SeedSheets produces a ready-to-plant prefab garden kit complete with organic seeds and soil.
- Logic Supply, whose cutting-edge technology is bringing high-tech advancements to a diverse array of industries.
- ThinkMD, whose revolutionary platform for sharing medical information is expanding global access to healthcare.
- Yonder, a new social media app that allows recreation enthusiasts to connect, share and meet up.
- Generator, Burlington’s new maker-space where art and innovative technology meet in a vibrant community.
- Vermont Tech Jam, a synergistic Vermont job fair and technology conference that gathers together the state’s leading technological innovators.
Victoria Taylor and friend
InnoVaTe highlights some truly original Vermonters – folks who are pushing high-tech in new directions and putting Vermont’s tech-savvy business community on the map. The entire six-part series will be viewable online beginning Tuesday, Jan. 19, at vermontpbs.org/innovate and youtube.com/VermontPublicTV. It will also be available through the PBS app on Roku (when prompted, select “Vermont PBS”) and via Facebook and Vimeo.
Partial funding for the series is provided by RETN (Regional Educational Television Network) and Fresh Tracks Capitol. Vermont PBS worked in tandem with Velocity Media, a local film production and marketing company to develop InnoVaTe.
Vermont PBS is Vermont’s statewide public media provider and visual storyteller, serving the state since 1967.
More information is available at vermontpbs.org.